Jun. 6, 2024 By Czarinna Andres June 6, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Dozens of local residents raised concerns about food trucks by Gantry Plaza State Park in a fiery meeting with officers from the 108th Precinct at the New York Irish Center on Thursday, May 30. Long Island City residents complained to the… Read more »
June 6, 2024 By Bill Parry Police from the 108th Precinct in Long Island City are looking for a pair of moped-riding criminals who targeted pedestrians on Queens Boulevard in broad daylight on consecutive Sundays last month. In the latest incident, at around 3:15 p.m. on May 26, the two men rode up alongside a… Read more »
May. 29, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_74873" align="alignnone" width="700"] Thousands attended the Long Island City Partnership’s 11th annual street festival on Vernon Boulevard, highlighting more than 130 local businesses and organizations. Photo courtesy of Long Island City Partnership[/caption]
May 29, 2024 By Bill Parry
May. 23, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 23, 2024 By Queens Post News Team An online fundraiser has been launched to support a popular Long Island City barber who recently spent a month in intensive care while battling kidney and heart failure. “Sal the Barber,” a popular figure at Ledo – The Art of Barber… Read more »
May. 22, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 22, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Representatives from Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens and the New York Power Authority (NYPA) gathered on Tuesday, May 21, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the expansion of Sky Farm LIC, a one-acre farm located atop the Standard Motor… Read more »
May. 17, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_74466" align="alignnone" width="680"] Vernon Avenue will be closed to traffic for the return of LIC Springs! on Saturday afternoon. The event is free and open to the public. Photo courtesy of Long Island City Partnership[/caption]
May 17, 2024 By Bill Parry
May. 16, 2024 By bparry
[caption id="attachment_74400" align="alignnone" width="680"] Cops are looking for this suspect for allegedly slashing a 22-year-old woman on board an E train as it entered the Queens Plaza subway station in Long Island City on Friday night. Photo courtesy of the NYPD[/caption]
May 16, 2024 By Bill Parry
May. 14, 2024 By emarshall May 14, 2024 By Ethan Marshall A new city street in Long Island City, Malt Drive, is bringing extra residential units and community space to the community. Construction is nearing completion on a 1.43 million-square-foot luxury residential development at 2-20 and 2-21 Malt Dr. Additionally, Hunter’s Point South Park, located… Read more »
May. 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 13, 2024 By Czarinna Andres Panda Express, a popular American Chinese fast-casual restaurant chain, celebrated the opening of its latest outlet on May 1 in Long Island City. The new restaurant, located at 27-14 Queens Plaza S, offers a variety of fan favorites, including Orange Chicken, Beijing Beef,… Read more »
May. 10, 2024 By Czarinna Andres May 10, 2024 By Queens Post News Team Matted LIC, a gallery and frame shop that has operated on Vernon Boulevard for 15 years, is set to close its doors at its current location at the end of the month. The store, which offers custom and readymade framing and… Read more »